{"id":107497,"date":"2019-12-09T10:51:31","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T20:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=107497"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:23:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-01T02:23:57","slug":"manoa-seeking-nominations-for-campus-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2019\/12\/09\/manoa-seeking-nominations-for-campus-commission\/","title":{"rendered":"UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa seeking nominations for commission to address racism and bias on campus"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

\"Rainbow<\/p>\n

The University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at Mānoa<\/a> is creating a commission composed of faculty, students, staff and administrators to address “challenging and sometimes polarizing issues” on campus. UH<\/abbr> Mānoa Provost Michael Bruno<\/strong> issued a campus-wide message Monday, December 9, calling for nominations for campus community members to serve on the commission. (See the email below)<\/p>\n

“The events of the last several months have highlighted the need for Mānoa to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT<\/abbr>, and how we want to move forward together.” said Bruno in a campus-wide message. “While this is a difficult time, we need to be proactive and address these issues head on, for the sake of our campus community.”<\/p>\n

Bruno said the commission will be charged with approaching the issues from multiple perspectives, leveraging many existing resources and ongoing initiatives, adding that it is imperative that all voices on our campus be heard.<\/p>\n

“I understand that this will be hard work, but I firmly believe that we are up to the task, and that we will emerge stronger as a result,” said Bruno. <\/p>\n

Please send nominations, including a brief statement of your interest in serving, to provost@hawaii.edu<\/a> by January 16, 2020. You must be a member of the UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa community—faculty, student, staff or administrator—to apply. <\/p>\n

Email sent by Provost Michael Bruno to the Mānoa campus<\/h2>\n

Aloha Mānoa campus ʻohana<\/span><\/p>\n

The events of the last several months have highlighted the need for UH<\/abbr> Mānoa to reflect on how we have responded as a community to challenging and sometimes polarizing issues, including but not limited to TMT<\/abbr>, and how we want to move forward together. While this is a difficult time, we need to be proactive and address these issues head on, for the sake of our campus community. There have been many public and not-so-public examples of divides on our campus, with members of our community feeling marginalized, silenced and disrespected. We ask ourselves: is this who we are? How has our past led us to this place? And most importantly, where do we want to go in the days, weeks and months ahead? The answers to these questions will require the honesty and fortitude to reflect on the past, and the wisdom to find a path forward.<\/p>\n

I am creating a commission composed of faculty, students, staff and administrators to examine these matters in an honest, open and rigorous manner. The commission will be charged with approaching the issues from multiple perspectives, leveraging many existing resources and ongoing initiatives, including but not limited to the work of the Campus Climate Committee, Kūaliʻi<\/span> Council<\/a>, Student Equity, Excellence and Diversity<\/a> (SEED<\/abbr>) of Student Affairs, and the plan that was developed and is being implemented by the Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation Campus Center<\/a> team. I anticipate that the commission will, among many possible actions, consider:<\/p>\n